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The Angolan dancers who helped South African anthem Jerusalema go global
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Arts, Culture and Sport The Angolan dancers who helped South African anthem Jerusalema go global

By The Conversation on October 30, 2020October 30, 2020

During the coronavirus pandemic the Jerusalema dance challenge enacted a way for communities to connect – repetitive enough to be picked up and varied enough to tease.

Renaissance Sportive De Berkane in historic first title
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Arts, Culture and Sport Renaissance Sportive De Berkane in historic first title

By This Is Africa on October 29, 2020October 29, 2020

Renaissance Sportive De Berkane has been crowned CAF Confederation Cup champions, clinching their first continental title in the club’s history.

South Africa: UCT rises in research rankings
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Africans rising South Africa: UCT rises in research rankings

By UCT News on October 29, 2020October 29, 2020

UCT moved from 121st to 103rd position in the 2021 US News & World Report Best Global Universities rankings, tied with Radboud University Nijmegen in the Netherlands, and was ranked in the top 100 for six subjects, including an outstanding top 10 ranking for infectious diseases.

COVID-19: A global survey shows worrying signs of vaccine hesitancy
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Politics and Society COVID-19: A global survey shows worrying signs of vaccine hesitancy

By The Conversation on October 29, 2020October 29, 2020

A safe, effective COVID-19 vaccine is expected to be developed in record time and may be approved for production, distribution and acceptance some time in 2021.

Côte d’Ivoire should learn lessons from past election crises
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Politics and Society Côte d’Ivoire should learn lessons from past election crises

By Institute for Security Studies on October 29, 2020October 29, 2020

A failure to link current and past electoral problems is leading the country down a democratic dead end.

Why has protest music dried up in Nigeria?
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Arts, Culture and Sport Why has protest music dried up in Nigeria?

By The Conversation on October 29, 2020October 29, 2020

Young Nigerians are protesting bad governance and police brutality. Where is the music to assist them?

Studying the immune system’s response to COVID-19
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Africans rising Studying the immune system’s response to COVID-19

By UCT News on October 28, 2020October 28, 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic has directly affected more than 700 000 South Africans, and each patient experienced the virus differently – many paid the ultimate price. While the infection rate in the country has slowed down, pressing questions remain: How long does immunity last? What accounts for the differences in the disease’s severity?

#EndSARS: How Nigeria can tap into its youthful population
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Africans rising #EndSARS: How Nigeria can tap into its youthful population

By The Conversation on October 28, 2020October 28, 2020

With 70 percent of its people under 30 years, Nigeria needs to harness the strength in its youthful population.

COVID-19 is casting Magufuli in the worst light, in an election year
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Politics and Society COVID-19 is casting Magufuli in the worst light, in an election year

By The Conversation on October 28, 2020October 28, 2020

His COVID-19 response has thrown the negative aspects of his presidency into sharp relief.

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